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…In CivilApplication NO. 1871/85 in which Dugdale J. held inter alia: "The biggest problem in this case is that of vicarious liability.…

…Thereforevicarious liability cannot be attributed to the defendant and the claim mustfail". Mr.…

…The defendant’s appeal is against both liability and quantum. The plaintiff’s appeal is against quantum only. We shall deal first with the submissions made by Mr. Jiwaji, for the defendant.…

…The appeal against liability must fail and it is dismissed.…

…Liability for the accident is not in dispute. It was agreed between the parties that the liability of the appellants was to be 80%. The learned judge did not reduce the figure of damages he awarded by 20%.…

…The upshot of all this is that this appeal is allowed and damages awarded in the sum of shs.960,000/= are reduced to shs.350,000/= and further reduced by 20%, as the appellants' liability was 80%.…

…Each of the two defendants filed their written statements of defence denying their liability to the plaintiff but the court need not narrate these defences because when the suit came up for hearing Mr Juma appearing for both…

…the defendants indicated to the court that the defendants have now admitted liability and that the court should only decide the quantum of general and special damages.…

…Each of the two defendants filed their written statements of defence denying their liability to the plaintiff but the court need not narrate these defences because when the suit came up for hearing Mr Juma appearing for both…

…the defendants indicated to the court that the defendants have now admitted liability and that the court should only decide the quantum of general and special damages.…